Liam Sercombe

Liam Sercombe

Sercombe playing for Exeter City in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Liam Michael Sercombe
Date of birth	25 April 1990[1]
Place of birth	Exeter, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Oxford United
Number	8
Youth career
2000–2007	Exeter City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2015	Exeter City	243	(23)
2015–	Oxford United	60	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:03, 29 October 2016 (UTC).

Liam Michael Sercombe (born 25 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oxford United.

Career

Exeter City

Sercombe came through the youth ranks at Exeter City, and signed a full professional contract with the club in June 2007.^[1]

Sercombe made a number of appearances at reserve team level before making his debut on 11 August 2007 against Altrincham in the Conference National, coming on after just 11 minutes to replace the injured Andy Taylor. Exeter went on to win the match 4–1.^[2]

Sercombe made seven appearances helping Exeter win promotion to League Two after a five-year absence, as they beat Torquay United in the play-off semi-finals,^[3] and then beat Cambridge United 1–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium.^[4]

Sercombe began to play more regularly the following season and scored his first goal on 21 October 2008 as Exeter beat Port Vale 3–1 at Vale Park.^[5] He scored his second goal for the club in a 2–1 away win against Luton Town.^[6]

Exeter achieved successive promotions, and Sercombe helped them seal promotion as they beat Rotherham United 1–0 away on the final day of the season, with manager Paul Tisdale guiding Exeter to League One for only the fourth time in their 105-year history.^[7]

On 20 March 2010, Sercombe scored in a 2–2 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.^[8]

Sercombe scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season in a 5–1 win against Sheffield Wednesday.^[9] Sercombe scored two other goals that season, coming in a 3–1 win against Charlton Athletic,^[10] and a 1–1 draw against Tranmere Rovers.^[11]

On 9 April 2012, Sercombe scored twice as Exeter beat Leyton Orient 3–0 at St James Park.^[12] The following game, he scored in a 3–2 defeat to relegation rivals Rochdale. He had given Exeter a 2–0 lead at the time, however Rochdale scored three times in the last 10 minutes of the game to win the game 3–2.^[13] Sercombe scored again the following game, this time in a 4–2 home win against Walsall.^[14] On 28 April, he scored for the fourth game in a row, however Exeter lost the game 4–1 to Carlisle United and were relegated from League One.^[15]

Oxford United

On 13 May 2015, Sercombe signed a two-year contract with Oxford United after his contract expired with former club Exeter City.^[16] He scored a career-best total of 17 goals from the centre of midfield in his first season, helping the Us secure promotion to League One.

Career statistics

As of 25 August 2016

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Exeter City	2007–08[17]	Conference National	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2008–09[18]	League Two	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
	2009–10[19]	League One	28	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	31	1
	2010–11[20]	League One	42	3	1	0	1	0	5	0	49	3
	2011–12[21]	League One	33	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	36	7
	2012–13[22]	League Two	20	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	23	1
	2013–14[23]	League Two	44	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	47	5
	2014–15[24]	League Two	40	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	41	4
	Total		243	23	7	0	5	0	8	0	263	23
Oxford United	2015–16[25]	League Two	45	14	5	2	2	1	4	0	56	17
	2016–17[26]	League One	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	1
Total			49	14	5	2	4	2	4	0	62	18
Career total			292	37	12	2	9	2	12	0	325	41

1. Includes Football League Trophy matches.

Honours

Exeter City

• Conference Premier play-offs: 2007–08
• Football League Two runners-up: 2008–09

Oxford United

• Football League Two runners-up: 2015–16

References

1. "Liam Sercombe – Player Profile". Exeter City Football Club. 1 August 2013.
2. "Altrincham 1–4 Exeter City" Exeter City F.C. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
3. "Torquay 1–4 Exeter" Exeter City F.C. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
4. "Exeter 1–0 Cambridge" Exeter City F.C. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
5. "Port Vale 1–3 Exeter" Exeter City F.C. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
6. "Luton 1–2 Exeter" Exeter City F.C. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
7. "Rotherham 0–1 Exeter" Exeter City F.C. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
8. "Wycombe 2–2 Exeter" Exeter City F.C. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
9. "Exeter 5–1 Sheff Wed" Exeter City F.C. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
10. "Charlton 1–3 Exeter" Exeter City F.C. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
11. "Exeter 1–1 Tranmere" Exeter City F.C. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
12. "Exeter 3–0 Leyton Orient" BBC Sport. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
13. "Rochdale 3–2 Exeter" BBC Sport. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
14. "Exeter 4–2 Walsall" BBC Sport. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
15. "Carlisle 4–1 Exeter" BBC Sport. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
16. "Liam Sercombe: Oxford United sign Exeter midfielder" BBC Sport. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
17. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
18. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
19. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
20. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
21. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
22. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
23. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
24. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
25. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
26. "Games played by Liam Sercombe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

External links

• Liam Sercombe career statistics at Soccerbase